Girl's name
Maisie
Say it MAY-zee
Greek origin from Margaret, pearl
2 syllables
Where Maisie is loved, common and rare
Common across the UK, Ireland and five more places. Rare in Canada, the Netherlands, Sweden and three more places.
1 in 106 girls born in Scotland in 2025
Scotland 11thNorthern Ireland 35thEngland and Wales 43rd
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Every place
In 17 of the 40 official lists, among them Scotland (11th), Northern Ireland (35th) and England and Wales (43rd).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 11th 2025 | 169 | 1 in 106 |
| Northern Ireland | 35th 2025 | 47 | 1 in 155 |
| South Australia state | 40th 2025 | 36 | rank only |
| England and Wales | 43rd 2025 | 966 | 1 in 262 |
| Ireland | 49th 2025 | 98 | 1 in 216 |
| Queensland state | 56th 2025 | 90 | rank only |
| New Zealand | 59th 2025 | 59 | rank only |
| Victoria state | 74th 2025 | 84 | rank only |
| New South Wales state | 88th 2025 | 80 | rank only |
| British Columbia province | 128th 2023 | 23 | about 1 in 520 |
| Ontario province | 158th 2024 | 69 | about 1 in 789 |
| The Netherlands | 577th 2025 | 21 | about 1 in 2,905 |
| Quebec province | 669th 2025 | 6 | about 1 in 4,334 |
| Sweden | 782nd 2025 | 6 | about 1 in 6,695 |
| Italy | 1792nd 2024 | 4 | 1 in 44,792 |
| Austria | 1875th 2025 | 1 | 1 in 35,722 |
| France | 3366th 2025 | 5 | 1 in 57,359 |
Rare, below the listed names: Switzerland, Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock, Norway, Spain, Catalonia, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Sources: National Records of Scotland (Scotland); NISRA (Northern Ireland); SA Attorney-General's Department, Births, Deaths and Marriages (data.sa.gov.au) (South Australia); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Queensland Registry of BDM (Qld Open Data Portal) (Queensland); Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), SmartStart (New Zealand); Registry of BDM Victoria (DataVic) (Victoria); NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages (Data.NSW) (New South Wales); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France). How we count, and every source
About the name
Maisie comes from Scottish Gaelic Mairead, a form of Margaret, with a pet ending. Through Margaret, whose roots are Greek, it carries the meaning 'pearl'.
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Two syllables, MAY-zee, give it a lively, affectionate sound. Maisy, Maisey, Maizie and Mazie are variant spellings, and Maïsie is an accented form. Margaret is the full name behind it.
Maisie ranks among the popular names in Scotland and is well used in Northern Ireland and South Australia. It is rare in the Netherlands, Sweden and Italy. The Ontario and British Columbia records place its peak in 2023, and it is rising in every place where a trend is recorded. It is now widely given as a full name in its own right.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- MAY-zee, 2 syllables
- Meaning
- from Margaret,
pearl
- Origin
- Greek
- Other spellings
- Margaret
- Maisey
- Maisy
- Maizie
- Mazie
Counted together here: Maïsie.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 4 of 10 regions, falling in none.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 51 | 46 | 46 | 40 | 41 | 36 | 42 | 41 | 44 | 43 |
| Scotland | 33 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 15 | 18 | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | 31 | 36 | 41 | 47 | 28 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 35 |
| Ireland | 75 | 68 | 75 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 64 | 49 | 49 |
| Ontario | 308 | 349 | 208 | 189 | 198 | 202 | 209 | 127 | 158 | |
| British Columbia | 263 | 121 | 102 | 129 | 122 | 142 | 113 | 128 | ||
| New South Wales | 78 | 80 | 88 | |||||||
| Victoria | 97 | 80 | 63 | 74 | 74 | |||||
| Queensland | 79 | 77 | 59 | 56 | ||||||
| South Australia | 130 | 164 | 80 | 86 | 83 | 66 | 63 | 40 | ||
| New Zealand | 81 | 96 | 91 | 67 | 88 | 90 | 59 | |||
| Quebec | 813 | 491 | 499 | 787 | 669 | |||||
| France | 3591 | 3634 | 3605 | 3608 | 1957 | 2420 | 2389 | 3366 | ||
| The Netherlands | 891 | 648 | 569 | 577 | ||||||
| Rostock | 199 | |||||||||
| Sweden | 782 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | 966 | 381.4 |
| 2024 | 44 | 992 | 384.5 |
| 2023 | 41 | 1,039 | 405.0 |
| 2022 | 42 | 1,072 | 406.8 |
| 2021 | 36 | 1,229 | 448.5 |
| 2020 | 41 | 1,094 | 407.6 |
| 2019 | 40 | 1,168 | 417.1 |
| 2018 | 46 | 1,089 | 377.8 |
| 2017 | 46 | 1,142 | 381.8 |
| 2016 | 51 | 1,111 | 361.7 |
| 2015 | 53 | 1,116 | 362.4 |
| 2014 | 44 | 1,221 | 398.2 |
| 2013 | 41 | 1,265 | 410.1 |
| 2012 | 30 | 1,658 | 514.8 |
| 2011 | 22 | 2,230 | 694.0 |
| 2010 | 14 | 2,930 | 912.7 |
| 2009 | 34 | 1,703 | 543.4 |
| 2008 | 63 | 1,042 | 330.0 |
| 2007 | 60 | 1,026 | 335.2 |
| 2006 | 53 | 1,065 | 355.9 |
| 2005 | 58 | 949 | 329.2 |
| 2004 | 59 | 943 | 329.9 |
| 2003 | 55 | 996 | 357.4 |
| 2002 | 45 | 1,077 | 402.8 |
| 2001 | 64 | 798 | 297.8 |
| 2000 | 62 | 801 | 293.2 |
| 1999 | 87 | 607 | 215.5 |
| 1998 | 97 | 540 | 186.7 |
| 1997 | 117 | 433 | 147.7 |
| 1996 | 135 | 335 | 113.2 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
Ontario and British Columbia since 1925
Half of the babies named Maisie in Ontario and British Columbia since 1925 were born in or after 2019. First recorded in 1925. Her peak year there: 2023, at 165.5 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Maisie per 100,000 girls born in Ontario and British Columbia, by five-year period. Her 2023 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (1917-2024), OGL-Ontario; BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (1924-2023), OGL-BC.
Sister names for Maisie
1 in 140 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Maisie.
1 in 394 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Maisie.
1 in 455 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Maisie.
1 in 1,118 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Maisie.
1 in 304 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Maisie.
1 in 142 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Maisie.
1 in 138 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Maisie. Same first letter as Maisie.
1 in 183 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Maisie.
1 in 138 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Maisie.
1 in 86 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Maisie.
Middle names for Maisie
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Maisie Grace
2-1 beats · initials MG
Changes the beat after Maisie: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Maisie Olivia
2-4 beats · initials MO · Maisie slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Maisie: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables. Maisie slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 99 in Scotland
Maisie Sophia
2-3 beats · initials MS
Changes the beat after Maisie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Maisie Rose
2-1 beats · initials MR
Changes the beat after Maisie: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Maisie Maria
2-3 beats · initials MM
Changes the beat after Maisie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Maisie Emily
2-3 beats · initials ME · Maisie slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Maisie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables. Maisie slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 491 in Ireland
Maisie Julia
2-3 beats · initials MJ
Changes the beat after Maisie: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Maisie Charlotte
2-2 beats · initials MC
A close match on style, era and popularity. Same length as Maisie: 2 syllables.
Same style as Maisie
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 131 in Scotland
95% alike: moves with Maisie across countries and decades.
1 in 183 in Scotland
95% alike: moves with Maisie across countries and decades.
1 in 160 in Scotland
95% alike: moves with Maisie across countries and decades.
1 in 215 in England and Wales
94% alike: moves with Maisie across countries and decades.
1 in 185 in England and Wales
94% alike: moves with Maisie across countries and decades.
1 in 142 in England and Wales
94% alike: moves with Maisie across countries and decades.
1 in 688 in Scotland
93% alike: moves with Maisie across countries and decades.
1 in 92 in Scotland
93% alike: moves with Maisie across countries and decades.
Famous people named Maisie
Maisie Richardson-Sellers and Maisie Peters.
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English actress born 1992
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British singer born 2000
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Maisie
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Maisie?
Her best rank is No. 11 in Scotland in 2025, about 1 in 106 girls. She is in the published lists of 17 of our 40 regions.
What does Maisie mean?
Maisie takes her meaning from Margaret: "pearl", per Wiktionary.
How do you pronounce Maisie?
MAY-zee, with 2 syllables.
Is Maisie getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 4 of 10 regions, falling in none.
Which sister names go with Maisie?
The deck's top five sisters for Maisie: Phoebe, Lyra, Pippa, Lexi and Lainey. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.